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How Nelson Mandela reshaped himself in prison
November 26, 2021In the previous post, we looked at the extraordinary change of attitude that transpired during Nelson Mandela’s lengthy incarceration....
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How Nelson Mandela began a new story for South Africa
November 13, 2021The previous post gave a brief description of Nelson Mandela’s first hours as President of South Africa. Many of...
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How to transform America’s direction and culture
October 15, 2021Last time, I referenced two of my favorite illustrations of individuals who transformed something fundamental in the directions and...
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How the president can help America overcome tribalism
October 7, 2021Last time, we looked at the long odds facing Joe Biden if he truly aspires to leading in ways...
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Story is what connects unusual pairs of effective leaders
December 6, 2018In the previous post, I referenced my doctoral research—specifically my use of “unlikely pairs”. During those years, in fact,...
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The value of processing your life’s experiences
April 26, 2018In the previous post, we looked at a personal story from Steve Jobs’, about “connecting the dots”. One of...
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But can he run a country?
January 27, 2017There is a scene near the beginning of the movie Invictus in which a newly-elected President Nelson Mandela leaves home for his morning...
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Spontaneity in public speaking
August 4, 2016Last time, I closed the post with an appeal for more unscripted speeches, and for increased spontaneity in public discourse....
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Reflection and the young, busy manager
August 6, 2015Recently, I spoke to a focused and lively audience at Banco Galicia in Buenos Aires. For the past two...
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Exceptional people of influence do not have extraordinary pasts
July 30, 2015Exceptional people of influence do not have extraordinary pasts. What they do have is an extraordinary ability to learn from and to...